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(No Model.)

0. E. SNEIDER.

BREEGH LOADING MAGAZINE FIRE ARM.

Patented Dec. 1'7, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. SNEIDER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MARTIN GILLET GILL, OF SAME PLACE.

BREECH-LOADING MAGAZINE FIRE-ARM. I

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,595, dated December 17, 1889.

Application filed August 31, 1889. Serial No. 322,509. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: scribe the same in detail, referring to the Be it known that I, CHARLES EDWARD drawings, wherein- SNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, re- The numeral 1 indicates the stock, 2 the siding at Baltimore, Maryland, have invented breech-frame, and 3 the detachable gun-bar- 55 5 new and useful Improvements in Breechrel, ofarepeating fire-arm whereinthebreech- Loading Magazine Fire-Arms, of which the frame is provided with a locking device to following is a specification. detachably secure the barrel, and with a lat- This invention relates to my breech-loaderal enlargement 4, containing the cartridge ing fire-arm, which is provided with a car inserter-ejector 5, which is operated by the 60 IO tridge-magazine in the form of a slotted tube cocking of the hammer to insert a fresh carmovably secured along and parallel to the tridge and eject an empty shell, all as in my gun-barrel, and from which the cartridges applications hereinbefore alluded to, or of pass to the breech-frame, where they are acted other constructions suitable for the conditions upon by a cartridge inserter-ejector operated required. 5 by cooking the hammer to insert the car- The gun-barrel is provided at one side with tridges laterally into the breech-frame to load a front and a rear circular loop or guide bearthe gun, and at the same time eject the empty ing 6, in which is arranged to axially turn or shells, all as in my applications for Letters rotate a tubular cartridge-1nagazine 7, having Patent filed August 24, 1889, Cases A and B, a longitudinal slot 8 along its side adjacent 7o Serial Nos. 321,880 and 321,881. to the barrel, and open at its rear end for an- The objects of my present invention are to tomatically delivering the cartridges to the provide the fire-arm with a cartridge-magainserter-ejector 5, this being effected by a zine that axially turns or rotates to expose the coiled spring 9, located within the magazine slot through which the interior is inspected, to and acting on the plunger or follower 10 to 75 provide the magazine with novel means for constantly press it toward the breech-frame.

holding the cartridges therein when the bar- The magazine, in addition to axially turnrel carrying the magazine is detached from ing or rotating, is adapted to slide lengthwise the breech-frame, to provide novel means for in a line parallel with the barrel for the pur conveniently unloading or removing carpose of adjusting the magazine to the position 80 3 tridges from the magazine by a simple backindicated by dotted lines, Fig. 1, whereby a ward movement thereof on the barrel when space is provided between the lateral enthe latter is detached from the breech-frame, largement a and the rear open end of the and to otherwise improve the prior construcmagazine for the introduction into the latter tion and operation of cartridge-magazines. of the cartridges to be fired. The rear end of 85 To accomplish all these objects, my invention the magazine is provided with a longitudiinvolvesthefeatures of construction, arrangenally-arranged leafspring 12, secured at its ment or combination of devices, and prinfront end to a part of the magazine and free ciples of operation hereinafter described and at its rear end, where it is furnished with a claimed, reference being made to the accomdog or hook 13 to engage and release the rear 90 4 panying drawings, in which cartridge, as hereinafter explained. To slide Figure 1 is a righthand side elevation of a and turn the magazine, I provide it with a repeating-rifle embodying my invention. Fig. suitable finger-piece, which, as here exhibited, 2 is a detail perspective view of the cartridgeis composed of a rigidly-attached milled head magazine, looking at its slotted side. Fig. 3 14, partially encircling the magazine and of 5 is a detail transverse sectional View taken on such construction as to permit it to be mathe line a: 00, Fig. 1. Fig. at is a similar view nipulated for sliding and turning the magataken on the line y y, Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a zine. like View showing the magazine turned or ro- It is frequently desirable to detach the bartated to expose its longitudinal sight-slot. rel from the breeclrframe for such purposes I00 In order to enable those skilled in the art as repairs, cleaning, and unloading the magato make and use my invention, I will now dezine, and while detaching the barrel it is required to retain the cartridges in the magazine at least until such time as the sportsman is prepared to unload or discharge the contents. To accomplish this with ease and faeility, I provide the magazine with novel means whereby the cartridges are dogged and held when the magazineis slid forward on the barrel, and the dogging action is relieved and the cartridges released to follow the impulse of the coiled spring when the magazine is slid backward on the barrel. The means here shown for effecting this purpose consist of the leaf-spring 12, with its dog or hook 13, and the rear collar or guide bearing 6 on the barrel, the arrangement being such that the leafspring moves lengthwise with the magazine between the latter and the interior surface of such collar or guide bearing. The action of the leaf-spring is such that when not under restraint its hooked end springs away from the axis of the magazine, as in Fig. 2, and permits the free passage of the cartridges; but if the magazine be slid forward on the barrel the rear collar or guide bearing presses the hooked end of the leaf-sprin g toward the axis of the magazine, and the cartridges are there by dogged and held therein. The barrel can now be disconnected from the breech-frame, and then by sliding the magazine backward the leaf-spring is relieved from restraint and its hooked end springs away from its dogging position, whereupon the cartridges will be pushed out into the hand of the sportsman or into any other receptacle. In a similar manner, if the barrel with its magazine be in po sition 011 the breech'frame, as in full lines, Fig. 1, the leaf-spring is out of its dogging position, and the cartridges will at the proper time be automatically pushed into position to be operated for loading the gun; but if the magazine be slid forward into the position indicated by dotted lines, Fig. l, the rear collaror guide bearing will press the leaf-spring into its dogging position to retain the cartridges in the magazine. In the position last mentioned the magazine can be conveniently loaded or charged with the ammunition. The breeeh-frame is preferably provided with a portion, as at 15, Fig. 1, to conceal the leaf-sprin g or dog when the magazine is slid rearward against the lateral enlargement 4c. This portion 15 may form a rest for the cartridges being inserted into the magazine when the latter is slid forward to the position indicated by dotted lines; but as this feature is not indispensable, I do not deem it essential to further illustrate the same.

The magazine is preferably held against;

axial rotation when slid back, asin full lines, Fig. 1, and this may be effected by any suitable means. For example, when the magazine is pushed back on the breech-frame, the leaf-spring will move away from the axis of said magazine and bear against the side of the breech-frame, which will render it im )ossible to turn the magazine except when it is slid forward; but this is not essential, for the magazine may or may not be adapted to turn when pushed back 011 the breech-frame.

The side of the gun-barrel serves to cover and conceal the slot in the magazine when the latter is in its normal position, as in Fig. 4; but by axially turning the magazine its slotted side is brought uppermost and ex posed, as in Fig. 5, in which position the sportsman can at a glance inspect the interior of the magazine and instantly see the number of cartridges therein contained. I prefer to extend the sight-slot the full length of the magazine, or substantially so, but do not confine myself thereto; and, further, as regards the axial rotation of the magazine to expose and conceal the sight-slot, I do not limit my self to a lengthwise-sliding magazine, though the latter is the superior form of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. The combination, with a repeating firearm, of a slotted axially-rotating magazine mounted in bearings 011 the barrel, substantially as described.

The COIllbll'lZtllOll, with a repeating lirearm, of an axially-rotating magazine having a sight-slot which is concealed when the magazine is in its normal position and is exposed when said magazine is axially rotated from its normal position, substantially as described.

23. The combination, with a repeating .firearm, of an axially-rotatin g magazine mounted in hearings on the barrel and having a sightslot which is concealed by the barrel when the magazine is in its normal position and is exposed when the said magazine is axially rotated from its normal position, substantially as described.

a. The combination, with a fire-arm, of an axially-rotatii'i g and lengthwise-slidin g magazine having a longitudinal sight-slot in one side, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. SNEIDER.

\Vitnesses:

O. LOUIS Sxmnnn, (tun. Aunnxn'r.

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